Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
18%
3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
Fox News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Friday nights in the fall are normally reserved for high school football, but the college game had some pretty entertaining matchups that served as an appetizer for an absolutely loaded Saturday slate.
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that → reserve → slate
Northwestern proved their close loss to Indiana was not a fluke, as they bludgeoned Penn State at home to give the new coaching staff in Happy Valley some more tough questions that need answering.
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that → prove → questions
There was also Virginia Tech and Pitt's thrilling (and controversial) ending in the battle of "why aren't we ranked in the AP Poll" occupying the primetime slot.
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we → be → slot
But, the most entertaining and consequential ending of the night happened in a small town in Idaho while the rest of the college football watching world was likely asleep.
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rest → happen → world
Montana State waltzed into the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, expecting to take care of business against a winless Vandals team.
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State → waltz → team
Instead, the Bobcats bit off a bit more than they could chew.
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they → bite → more
Let's start with the actual ending of the game on the field.
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's → let → field
Idaho had the ball at midfield trailing 34-27 with eight seconds left and no timeouts - that's an important detail.
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that → have → seconds
As Vandals quarterback Joshua Wood completed a pass for a first down, the clock ticked closer to zero.
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clock → complete → zero
That is, until Montana State coach Brent Vigen inexplicably called a timeout, essentially gifting the Vandals one last play.
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Vigen → call → play
That strategy backfired horrifically, as Wood fired a pass to wide receiver Ryan Jezioro smack dab in the middle of the endzone.
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Wood → backfire → endzone
An extra point would have tied the game and sent it to overtime, but Idaho said "no thank you," and ran a QB draw to cap off a 14-point fourth quarter comeback with an outright win in regulation.
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Idaho → tie → regulation
It gets even crazier when you consider that the Vandals were winless this season while the Bobcats were undefeated and the number one team in FCS.
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Bobcats → get → FCS
Oh, and by the way, Montana State is the reigning FCS national champion and carried a 19-game winning streak into the Kibbie Dome on Friday night.
Talk about David vs. Goliath!
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State → reign → Goliath
There might have been some extra motivation in this one too, as the Bobcats knocked Idaho out of the FCS Playoffs in 2024.
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Bobcats → knock → 2024
High level, Power 4 college football is awesome, there's no question about it, but if you can't appreciate a good FCS matchup like this, then you don't actually love college football.
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you → be → football
Who knows what could happen to games like this if the highest level of the sport continues down the path it's on, but for now, I'm going to keep enjoying some damn good football.
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I → know → football
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